Wainwright out for season with torn Achilles tendon  —  Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright tore his Achilles tendon and will undergo surgery this week, General Manager John Mozeliak said Monday afternoon.  —  Recovery will be about 9 to 12 months.  —  Wainwright suffered the injury …

Rangers GM: Bringing back Josh Hamilton was an ‘easy decision’  —  37m - MLB LOS ANGELES ANGELS TEXAS RANGERS + more  —  Jerry Crasnick discusses the trade that sends Angels OF Josh Hamilton back to the Rangers.

Source: Matt Harvey to get at least 30 starts but no more than 32 … DATABASE  —  Matt Harvey's career starts

Mets in unfamiliar territory  —  NEW YORK — In these heady days with the Mets atop the standings, it is worth remembering that the last time the franchise found itself finishing with a record above .500 was 2008, when Willie Randolph was fired in midseason and Carlos Beltran was playing in 161 games in the outfield.

Plenty of room for improvement on Red Sox roster  —  BALTIMORE — The 2015 Red Sox are capable of a lot of things, including getting absolutely demolished as they were Sunday, 18-7, by the Orioles, losing two out of three at Camden Yards.  —  They have won close games, lost close games.

Rays' Longoria has hits in career-best seven straight at-bats  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Rays 3B Evan Longoria followed up Saturday's 4-for-4 night with another perfect stat line Sunday.  —  Longoria singled in his first three at-bats, extending his career high to seven consecutive hits.

Marlins Designate Jarrod Saltalamacchia For Assignment  —  In a rather surprising move, the Marlins announced that they have designated catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia for assignment.  —  Saltalamacchia, 29, is less than a month into the second year of a three-year, $21MM pact with the Marlins.

Marlins owner Loria endorses Mike Redmond: 'He's the manager.  Period'  —  MIAMI — With the Marlins on a five-game winning streak a week after stories surfaced indicating manager Mike Redmond may be on the hot seat, team owner Jeffrey Loria gave Redmond his first public endorsement Sunday.

Gonzalez is making $16 million this season, ranking second on the team behind Tulowitzki  —  The Denver Post  —  Carlos Gonzalez has been fielding questions about his deep April slump on a daily basis.  For the most part, the Rockies outfielder has handled the queries with good humor.

Alex Rodriguez delivers zinger as Yankees' slugger inches closer to Willie Mays  —  The question hung in front of Alex Rodriguez, much like the 74-mph curveball from Jon Niese that he had hit over the right field wall in the first inning.  —  Now that he was one home run from tying Willie Mays …